Timer

doom1992 · #1 09-Sep-2007, 10:45

hi there everyone, i want to put a timer of 30 second between my 2 questions in the program, once the timer has finnished and the user has not typed in the first question it will move to the next question. here is my code.

CPP / C++ / C Code:

#include <iostream>

int main () {
    std::string firstname;
    std::string lastname;
    
    std::cout <<"What is you first name: ";
    std::cin >> firstname;
    
    std::cout <<"What is you last name: ";
    std::cin >> lastname;
    
    std::cout <<"Press Enter to exit";
    std::cin.ignore(100, '\n');
    std::cin.get();
    return 0;
}

PLEASE DONT GIVE ME A SMART COMMENT LIKE, GOOGLE IS YOUR FRIEND, WHY DO YOU WANT TO KNOW THIS, ETC.

Kimmo · #2 09-Sep-2007, 11:14

Quote:

Originally Posted by doom1992

PLEASE DONT GIVE ME A SMART COMMENT LIKE, GOOGLE IS YOUR FRIEND, WHY DO YOU WANT TO KNOW THIS, ETC.

Well how about this:

Please don't include this notice in your every thread. Just my opinion. If someone is up for some smart answers, a notice like that just guarantees he's going to give it. (For example, without that notice you wouldn't be reading this now.)

#3 09-Sep-2007, 14:34

Quote:

Originally Posted by doom1992

hi there everyone, i want to put a timer of 30 second between my 2 questions in the program, once the timer has finnished and the user has not typed in the first question it will move to the next question. here is my code.

CPP / C++ / C Code:

#include <iostream>

int main () {
    std::string firstname;
    std::string lastname;
    
    std::cout <<"What is you first name: ";
    std::cin >> firstname;
    
    std::cout <<"What is you last name: ";
    std::cin >> lastname;
    
    std::cout <<"Press Enter to exit";
    std::cin.ignore(100, '\n');
    std::cin.get();
    return 0;
}

There is no such notion as a "timer" in standard C++. Timers are usually provided via hardware and/or operating system features. In other words, it is platform-specific.

Quote:

Originally Posted by doom1992

PLEASE DONT GIVE ME A SMART COMMENT LIKE, GOOGLE IS YOUR FRIEND, WHY DO YOU WANT TO KNOW THIS, ETC.

QUIT SHOUTING AND ALWAYS TELLING US WHAT YOU DON'T WANT. WE ALREADY KNOW THAT GOOGLE IS NOT YOUR FRIEND.

See: www.boost.org

...which was obtained using Google:

www.google.com

:davis:

doom1992 · #4 11-Sep-2007, 10:09

kk, kimmo i said no smart answers,

DOH!!!!

Kimmo · #5 11-Sep-2007, 10:54

Quote:

Originally Posted by doom1992

kk, kimmo i said no smart answers,

DOH!!!!

The point, which you are apparently missing, was that if you didn't include those useless notifications in your every thread, people wouldn't be giving you the "smart answers."

Here's some simple psychology:

If someone wants to give smart answers, it gives them a bit of satisfaction to give those smart answers in every thread they can. (Btw, how many people giving smart answers have you seen around here? Excluding me, of course? Generally people here give pretty good answers, they are not 14 anymore.)

Now, if you have a notification like "hey dude, whatever you do, do NOT give me the smart answers or I'll really pity you", what do you think is the effect? The effect in most cases certainly is not the person giving up his smart answers. He's going to give those answers just because he knows you will be pissed. He gets double satisfaction.

And then, after he's given his answers, if you come back to tell him "hey I said no smart answers", he's getting the triple satisfaction for getting you to come back to comment his useless answers.

Sorry for the off-topic, but I really think you should take something like this in consideration when starting up your next thread. Just ask your question and be done with it. If someone gives a smart answer.. So? Who actually cares?

(Just look at this thread. Without the notification Davis would've just said "it depends..." and I wouldn't have said a thing.)

doom1992 · #6 11-Sep-2007, 14:09

lmao!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

#7 17-Sep-2007, 12:36

Quote:

Originally Posted by doom1992

lmao!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm not sure how many exclamation marks are necessary to indicate your point. Are 15 enough or is the absolute minimum 30?

Did you have a chance to see if the boost timer will work for your needs?

:davis:

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